Switch-handle.



*STATES PATENT ori-aca F MONROE GUETT, oF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT,AssIGNoR-.To THEHABT a Hnomtm* MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ;or. HanTronnCONNECTICUT, A CORPORATICN ol;

specification of Leners raum,- Appiieatios nieu Julie 7,-1911. serial'.mmca13,

-' swITCiTHAN-DLE.

To all whom it may concern:

1de it known thatI, MONROE GUETT, aciti- I zen of the United` States,residingat Hart- 'ing features of novelty and advantage.

' lof this material, principally for the reasonthat owing to the greatheat to which it is' For many reasons aporcelain handle for use inconnection -particularl with electrical 'apparatus is very desirable' ofits cost, itshigh insulatingqualities and its. appearance, but there.-have been very substantial dii'iculties in making handles out subjectedini the process of treatin and glazing it is impossible to mold meta sinto enabled to produce a porcelain handle 'which the porcelain.-

By the herein described construction I am -is very satisfactory. In thedrawin s bodying my invention. -FigQ-Q is a detail view of `the yoke.

Referring to the .drawings A denotes the 'body ofthe-handleV which ismolded to shape from porcelain or like material and is provided with arecess B grooved in 'its end Aand side walls as at C to receive the sring yoke.

D which has projections E on t e outside of each leg' toA engagerecesses F in the body i to preventt-he withdrawal of the yoke from thebody. The inner -edges ofthe arms of the yoke'project a trifle from'thewalls. of the recess to form .oppositely arranged guide ways .Gi and theends of thearms havelthe inturned projections Il. The spindle holder. Iwhich is recessed .and threaded to be screwed on to the spindle has a-.head J notched to receive the guide-ways G which prevent the holderfrom. turning and also guide it in its lmovement longitudinally of thehandle. A ,spring K surrounds the holder resting on the underside of thehead,

and the holder and spring are held in. place.

i'n'the body by a washer L which is adapted to interlock with theprojections H at the endsof .the yoke and also acts to hold the th onaccount 'I claim as my. invention:

Figure 1 is a central. verticalsection o the complete -handle em-4 'fo'rholding said yoke .-inent from. said. body.`

'said' .spring and hlding s'aid of the removal of the havane-body.

Patented Dre'c.24, 19112l I legsof the-.yoke spaced-.apart -so theycannot be accidentally'collanscd and'permitn w'u be geen from atabove-@haci hive produced asiinple and inexpensive which will permit-.ofthe useofa;

handle and of its association with and con'- nectio'n toaswitchfspindleiin a confient.

and satisfactory manner.

i de not Wight@ be understood asiimiang myself solely to the'ii'seofvforiihej body of. the handle as the .mventionis'sus ceptible of usewith othermaterial's 'and especially. .materials of the character andualities of porcelain; also I have used terms escriptively and not. byway of limitation;

1. In a handle a recessed in OSd-e.: a yoke located in said recess and aspring arms -adapted to interlock with s body, a connectovr/located insaid recess an adapted .to recei '.e/a spindle, said connecto havingsliding engagement with said yokev but held against rotary movement, avspring adapted tonormally hold .said connectorl against' longitudinalmovement, and' means for retaining said connector and spring 'inposition-int ebody. 2. In a handle' a body recessed in one side, a yokelocated in` said recess and having spring arms adaptedtointerlock withsaid body, aconne'ctor located insaid .recessv and.

adapted to .receive Vaspindle, said connector 'havlng slidingengagement. with said v yoke but held againstrotary movement,` a springadapted to normally hold said connector.

against longitudinal "movement, .and means I `d'. I n a'handle a bodyrecessed 'one side and having loppositelyl arranged 'longitudis againstdisengagenal grooves. connected by a'transverse groove in the bottom-of.the recess, a. yoke ting insaid groove. having spring arms 'adaptedio'be snapped into interlocking en# gagement with said'body, -the arms ofsaidY yoke projecting slightly 'from the n'al1s qf 1 said recess tol'orimguide-ways, a. connector' sliding on. said gi/de-Ways, av spring.to normally hold said cg'nnetor against longitw. dinal vnio'vement,` nda.Washer supportlng ei'igageinent with the body.

yoke arms in 1.05.

4. In a handle, a body recessed in one .said body, a connector' locatedin said recess Y and adapted to receive a spindle, said connector beingheld against rotary movement by engagement of said yoke, and means forretaining said connector in position in the body.'A i

5. In ahandle, a vbody of porcelain recessed in one side, a yoke locatediny said recess and having spring .arms adapted to interlock With saidbody, aconnector located in said recess and in interlocking engagementwith said spring arms to prevent the rotation of said connector, andmeans for retaining said connector y1n position in the Y recess andadapted to receive a spindle, said 'connectorbeng engaged by said yoketo hold it against rotary movement, and'means for retaining saidconnector in positionin the body.

MONROE GUETT.

i Vitnesses:

A. E. PARSONS, C. MCKEE PARR.

